BF2S Forums Reload, Reload!

[)r@ke wrote:

I reload down at 6 for most guns, 3 or 4 for pistol, 20 or so for support...
Most times, it's reeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllly hard to find a support gunner & ammo bag (or else a supply crate), so I try to get the most out of each clip.

To [TUF]Whiskey_October, CS:s and COD (and others) which do it that way do it out of necessity to the fact that there is no more ammo to be found unless a fallen comrade (or enemy) dies carrying the same gun you're using and you can then raid their gun/body for that ammo.  For a game like BF2 after all, trying to import little bits of realism here and there, you can't quickly (let alone easily, or... at all?) remove the leftover bullets from your clip(s) and then easily add them to a spare clip in your pocket for later use.
... Just my two cents, there...

Unless I'm greatly mistaken, this is how it works:
You shoot off a few rounds, say 10.  You reload and your clip count goes from 4 to 3.  If you shoot less than 20 rounds, your clip count will remain at 3.  Once you break into the next batch of 30 bullets, your clip count will decrease to 2.  In other words, it does work like CS but it rounds down to the nearest clip.  I'm about 90% sure it works like that, but if someone knows for absolute sure that you lose ammo when you reload, say so.

Anyways, I reload whenever I feel safe if I have less than about 20 bullets out of 30.  I sometimes reload after only shooting a few rounds.

I reload at the earliest opportunity when I know it is safe (run back a bit and reload, then advance) - I usually encounter multiple groups of people so I try to keep my gun ready to take on 2-4 enemies. If I see four, I will immediately switch to nades, then get my gun out and kill who I deem the most threatening to my life. If I see two, I will one-two them usually aiming for whoever is a closer threat.

As I advance my assault, I usually start with grenades on common areas of high traffic, and I will throw a single bag in front of me and get my gun out. This allows me to reload all four nades quickly, but still have my gun out to defend as I run over my own bag. Even if I don't get any nade kills, If I see a crosshair flare I know someone is there and semi-injured.

I play Sharqi for infantry, so the combat is usually intense and it is a sure bet to see more then one guy in one go. I use the RPK not only for it's excellence in killing, but because its clip size and overheat time let me take out multiple enemies. If I am medic I take the G36E for mid to long range flags, and the Ak101 for close range flags where I will be fighting CQC. Medic seems to have trouble killing more then three infantry in one clip, so I will reload as early as possible with it so I don't get stuck in a firefight with no bullets left - whereas I let the RPK run down to about 40 bullets before reloading.

I will occasionally take the PKM for longer range flags or if a helicopter is about. The PKM I reload after every set of kills though as it's clip size is a bit low.

If I need AT, I'll swap to it for one death and take the DAO12 and reload as early as possible. The DAO12 struggles with longer range kills and you need all the ammo in your clip available for multitarget fighting. I hate having like 5 shells in a shotgun, chunka chunka and no kills and bam your are hamburgler.

I tend to stay away from other kits - Assault the G3 should be 30 clip size to make it truly shine, but it's 20 makes it a bit of a hinderance then an advantage - you have to reload often whether you like it or not. For Spec ops, I always opt for the G36C because of its low recoil, however its low 25 damage makes me stay away from Spec ops unless I see a short-term need for c4. I reload less often with the G36C then I do with the G36E simply because the medic is tri-burst which chews through your ammo quickly.

Sniper I don't reload until empty and engineer I'll opt for the MP7 and reload after any kills I get - it is a semi-good and semi-weak submachine gun.

Anyways, my preference is always for the RPK simply because you don't need to reload in firefights as much so that you never get caught with your pants down - others will run out of ammo and you can keep on firing which is a huge advantage, nevermind that the gun kicks ass and you get armor with the kit.

My gun preferences and why: http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pid=299669#p299669

Here's some screens I caught in the heat of battle this month - sometimes I don't press fraps f11 fast enough lol:






Does anyone see this on their game? It is always there for me next to hotel flag:

Yikes.  I stand corrected!  I just started a single player game and checked.  Thanks for clearing that up.

I reload once I go red.  I conserve ammo because I never die, unless I choose to.

Rifles - 10
LMG - any spare moment
Pistol - 14
Sniper - Never

Why couldn't we have something like the Rainbow 6 series where the clips aren't reloaded, but you still keep the partially used clips.  The used ones might not be useful as completely full ones, but some ammo is better  than none at all.

i reload everytime i expell bullets....even if i only fire 3 rounds from the clip, i reload it

sniper rifle is a bit different, i will usually expel the whole clip until i reload...depends on the action going on

Last edited by {BMF}*Frank_The_Tank (2006-05-17 20:22:43)

I can normally take someone out in 1 shot (hello snipers?) so I hardly ever reload if I'm not in a sniper duel with someone.

If I'm doing the occasional ground pounding, I can get 6 people in one clip on a good day, 3 normally.

So I reload around 10 bullets, or after 2 kills.

I have the bad habit of reloading after I shoot at enemies from CS:S.  I am trying to get in the practice of reloading adt about 10-15 for most guns, and if I see people  comeing my way from UAV, I will reload at 1 on the sniper rifle, as rare as that is.  I dont want to shoot 1 bullet then have to reload whil 3-4 people unload their G36E's on me =/.

at half the clip.

and if you press reload on accident after you fire off 3 bullets you can switch weapons and then a few seconds later, and your reload will be cancles out, sometimes. i think

20 for pretty much any weapon, unless I am in a combat zone.

i usually reload when the ammo bar goes red. unless i know i'm gonna be doing something like taking a flag i reload everything before going in. so i won't get pwned and caught with my pants down reloading.

Depends on what gun. G36E I know I can kill with 10 bullets, DAO-12 I always reload. Most guns I reload about 10-15.